US EditionMexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead
- On June 20, 2025, Hurricane Erick made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Mexico's southern Pacific coast between Acapulco and Puerto Escondido.
- Erick formed during the Eastern Pacific hurricane season and followed major storms like Hurricane Otis in October 2023, prompting authorities to prepare shelters and warnings.
- Erick caused extensive damage including power outages affecting over 120,000 customers, landslides, flooding, destruction of thatched roofs, and flooded streets in Oaxaca and Guerrero states.
- Officials reported at least two deaths, including a 1-year-old boy drowned in Guerrero and a man electrocuted while clearing debris by high-voltage cables in Oaxaca, while residents voiced severe losses and homelessness.
- Authorities continued damage assessments and warned of ongoing heavy rains and rising rivers, urging people in vulnerable areas to seek shelter and avoid going outside.
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Mexico City (EFE).- A dead man and various damage to the electrical infrastructure, as well as blasting of roofs of sheets in houses and falls of trees were the main damage left in his wake by Hurricane Erick, which on Thursday touched earth as category 3 in southern Mexico, reported this Friday the ... Read more
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1-year-old killed as Hurricane Erick leaves behind destruction, rising rivers
Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region.
Erick, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico so early in the year, triggers deadly flooding
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning, unleashing powerful winds at the coast and heavy rains that have caused deadly flooding in the region. The hurricane made landfall about 20 miles east of Punta Maldonado, Mexico, just after 6 a.m. CDT Thursday, according to NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. Winds of 125 mph were roaring around its center…
By Ivonne Valdés, CNN en Español At least two people died after heavy rains caused by tropical storm Erick in Mexico, local authorities in Guerrero and Oaxaca confirmed. In the municipality of San Marcos, Guerrero, a one-year-old baby died dragged by the stream of a river, reported to CNN Diego Armando Valente Pineda, director of Civil Protection and Firefighters. He added that citizens supported the rescue of a 16-year-old girl after she tried …
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